Update 9.22: Common Test

The first round of the common test for Update 9.22 is here. If you want to take a spin in the revised USSR line, then here’s your chance. After some time spent on the battlefield, head to the forums and let us know what you think of it so far.

In case you missed the detailed update preview or want a second look, here’s a refresher:

Full List of Changes

Main Changes:

Improvements to the Matchmaker

The improvements to the matchmaker will ensure more even distribution among the battle types enabled by players (Standard Battle, Attack/Defense, Encounter Battle, Grand Battle). The battle type selector will consider the history of the player's previous battles. The Grand Battles will not come in a succession.

Improvements to the Vehicle Customization

The lower panel of the customization interface will contain the Applied sign for elements that are applied to the vehicle.

Increased the clickable spots for the Emblems and Inscriptions.

Changes to the Ranked Battles

Changes in the new season:

A season will now last 21 days and and will not be divided into stages

Increased the number of ranks from 5 to 15

Reworked the conditions of earning chevrons:

The top 10 players on the winning team and the top player on the losing team will receive 1 chevron

The top 3 players on the winning team will receive 1 additional chevron

Players who took places 11-15 on the winning team and places 2-5 on the losing team will retain a chevron

Players who took places 6-15 on the losing team will lose a chevron

Added new functionality: rank shield. Some ranks will be "shielded". The shield will have a particular number of durability points.

Reworked the interface of the main screen in the Ranked Battles for proper display of information about 15 ranks

Reworked the interface of the rewards for the ranks and season. It can be entered from the main screen and includes:

Information about the rewards for each rank

Information about the rewards for the season

Changed the art of the vehicle ranks: they were replaced with the rank points. The principle of earning rank points remained unchanged.

Removed the display of the vehicle ranks from the vehicle panel; the vehicle ranks were replaced with rank points in the vehicle statistics.

Reworked the progress interface of vehicle ranks: upon reaching the maximum rank players will be able to see the number of the earned rank points in the Garage.

Improvements to the Stronghold Mode

In Skirmishes and Advances, the battle room commander can select a player who will use the Combat Reserves (Airstrike and Artillery Strike); it can be any player of the detachment, including the legionnaires. The player becomes the Forward Observer and uses the reserves in battle.

Update 9.22 Will Introduce Two Announced Vehicles in the Tech Tree

Tier X vehicle that is researched after the T-10

Tier X vehicle that is researched after the Object 430 Version II

In the Tech Tree, the announced vehicles will be marked with a special symbol in order to inform players that corresponding vehicles will be added in the nearest updates.

Vehicle Changes

Changes to the U.S.S.R. vehicles:

The following vehicles were added:

IS-M (Tier VIII)

Object 430U (replaces the Object 430 at Tier X)

Object 268 Version 4 (replaces Object 263 at Tier X)

Object 257 (Tier IX)

Object 263 (Tier IX)

Object 430 (Tier IX)

Object 705 (Tier IX)

Object 705A (Tier X)

Removed vehicles:

Object 263 (Tier X)

Object 430 (Tier Х)

SU-122-54 (Tier IX)

Changes to the technical characteristics of the following vehicles:

T-54 first prototype

Changed the engine power of the V-44 engine from 520 h.p. to 760 h.p.

T-44-100

Decreased dispersion during movement by 40%

Decreased dispersion on hull traverse by 40%

Changed the reverse speed from 20 km/h to 23 km/h

Changed the engine power of the V-44 engine from 520 h.p. to 760 h.p.

T-44-100M

Changed the engine power of the V-44 engine from 520 h.p. to 760 h.p.

T-44-100 (R)

Decreased dispersion during movement by 40%

Decreased dispersion on hull traverse by 40%

Changed the reverse speed from 20 km/h to 23 km/h

Changed the engine power of the V-44 engine from 520 h.p. to 760 h.p.

T-44

Decreased dispersion during movement with the T-44 suspension by 20%

Decreased dispersion during movement with the T-44M suspension by 22%

Decreased dispersion on hull traverse with the T-44 suspension by 20%

Decreased dispersion on hull traverse with the T-44M suspension by 22%

Changed the reverse speed from 20 km/h to 23 km/h

Changed the engine power of the V-54-6 engine from 680 h.p. to 760 h.p.